I remember this one weird show that I used to watch when I was small, where there’s a dog and his elderly Owners would experience a whole lot of supernatural things. Courage the Cowardly Dog, a Cartoon Network show back in the mid-2000s, one of my childhood favorite tv shows. Within the show, Courage experiences a bunch of out of the ordinary things that he takes upon himself to put an end, to protect his owners, but Courage’s problem was that he didn’t always dare to protect his family.
In addition, On the Rainy River from The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien debates if he should cross the borderline to Canada because of what he got in the mail…a letter that he was being drafted into service to fight in Vietnam. Receiving the letter startled Tim O’Brien which caused him to run away from his big problem.
Tim O’Brien had trouble deciding to cross the borderline of Canada, he was afraid of what people back home would say about him or think about him. Also, Tim O’Brien starts reminiscing his past and how times were better and more fun for him. Furthermore, Tim O’Brien was worried about how he maybe wouldn’t be there for his family when they need him.
According to page 55-56, O’Brien states, “Like some outlandish sporting event: everybody screaming from the sidelines, rooting me on–a loud stadium roar”.This quote represents America or all of his supporters and how he would miss it if he leaves out of the country. Which is relatable because the feeling of hundreds or thousands of people cheering and being under the Friday night lights is one of the best feelings to experience.
Connecting both of my points, Tim O’Brien and Courage didn’t have the courage to do something they didn’t want to do but was for the better of the situation. Although the action to a situation might not always be the answer to solving a problem.
Hello! This is a very nice blog post but I have to disagree with most of it. To me it seems your calling Tim O’Brien and Courage cowardly, which is just not true. To start, O’Brien is in the Vietnam War where he could die if he makes a wrong move so considering bailing America to not go to the war is just common sense in my opinion. Secondly, Courage faces monsters daily and I think its also common sense to be scared of things we don’t understand. In conclusion these character are not cowardly but more smart enough to realize when they are in a bad situation.
I like your post, It was a tough decision for O’Brien. He could either go to the war and be judged by his family for fighting in a war he doesn’t believe in or go to Canada and leave everyone and be judged because he won’t serve his country. O’Brien describes courage throughout this chapter stating that courage is doing something that someone else is afraid of doing. Courage the Cowardly dog relates to this chapter a lot on how he would always try to save his family even if it was very scary. These two storys both relate well and I like your connection.
Courage The Cowardly Dog is actually pretty good. I watched some of it when I was younger and I kind of liked it. But soon I want to start watching old shows that I watched as a kid, like Spongbob, or other kinds of those shows, and i thing Courage might be one of them.